Even Better Than The Real Thing (track)
by U2
Year: 1991
From the album Achtung Baby (track #2)
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Even Better Than The Real Thing appears on the following album(s) by U2:
- Achtung Baby (track #2) (this album) (1991)
- Zoo TV Live (track #4) (2006)
- The Best Of 1990-2000 (track #1) (compilation) (2002)
- U22: A 22 Track Live Collection From U2360 (track #1) (2012)
- Camelot Poems (track #5) (1994)
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| ! | 09/23/2026 14:24 | emiro | 1,373 | 89/100 |
| ! | 08/16/2026 02:37 | CjHubb117 | 1,357 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 20:03 | mash | 4,656 | 92/100 |
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This song is awesome live. In all the tours
this is a catchy song i can dig
I love the psychedelic style! So much like Jefferson Airplane!
Good song!
